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English Championship
/ 5 years agoNottingham launch fundraising campaign with £400,000 target
Nottingham chairman Alistair Bow urges supporters and local business to get behind the club with new fundraiser launch
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoScotland No.9 Scott Steele signs extension at Harlequins
Steele has scored three tries in seven appearances for Quins since arriving from London Irish last summer
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoExiles centre Terrence Hepetema and Gloucester wing Ollie Thorley receive bans
Ollie Thorley contested his charge but will receive a ban longer than London Irish centre Hepetema
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoGrand Slam-hunting Wales rest Adam Beard for trip to Italy
Wales head coach Wayne Pivac has revealed who is the preferred No.9 now Kieran Hardy will miss the rest of the...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoRound of 16 stages drawn for Champions Cup and Challenge Cup
The Round of 16 draw for the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup knockout stages has taken place in Lausanne, Switzerland
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoFickou move blocks Manu Tuilagi’s hopes of Racing 92 move
Gael Fickou's switch across the Paris divide from Stade Francais to Racing 92 allays Tuilagi's hopes of a move to the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRFU hunt down the furlough cheats
The RFU is investing intermidiaries who may have been claiming government cash while brokering player contract talks
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoExclusive: Danny Cipriani and Alun Wyn Jones eye Japan’s Top League jackpot
Peter Jackson and Neil Fissler report on two more blockbuster moves potentially in the works for Cipriani and Alun Wyn Jones...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPreview: Joe Marler fronts Quins’ bid for Falcons atonement
Harlequins lineout coach Jerry Flannery points to the influence of Joe Marler as the key for Quins in the visit of...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSione Tuipulotu targets Scotland World Cup squad
Could the current Top League player be Scotland's next centre?
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLam’s ‘kick up backside’ made Sheedy Wales’ star
By NEALE HARVEY In control: Callum Sheedy dictates play against England in Cardiff Inset, Pat Lam PICTURES: Getty Images MODEST Wales...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBrown excited by Dragons potential
RUGBY SHORTS WALES prop Leon Brown has signed a new three-year deal to stay with Dragons at Rodney Parade. Brown joins...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBlackett: We were pinged off the park
Another high penalty count for Wasps to contend with in defeat
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoMunster 20-17 Connacht: Munster set to experiment after booking place in final
Munster are into their first final under head coach Johann van Graan
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHow could Farrell moan about Biggar – he did the same!
By PETER JACKSON OWEN Farrell and Pascal Gauzere had been the central characters in an incident eight years ago which bore an...
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Features
/ 5 years agoSaints seal deals to keep their front men
RUGBY SHORTS NORTHAMPTON’S front row pair, hooker Reece Marshall and prop Danny Hobbs- Awoyemi, have signed new contracts. Marshall, 26, made...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoLawmakers: Take action or you will face new breakaway
AS lifelong rugby players, coaches and supporters it is criminal we’re seeing our great game going into decline. There is obviously...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoOspreys 20-31 Dragons: Gas man Ashton Hewitt wins it for Dragons
Ashton Hewitt and Jonah Holmes score two tries each to down the Ospreys
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWallaby Rob’s all in for Irish cause
■By NEALE HARVEY Physical edge: Rob Simmons on the attack for Irish in their win over Wasps in February PICTURES: Getty...
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Features
/ 5 years agoEdinburgh match delayed by Covid
RUGBY SHORTS EDINBURGH’S PRO14 match against Benetton today has been postponed after a positive Covid-19 test in the Benetton camp. The...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoCrediton deserve huge credit
IT IS always a delight to read your Dream Team articles each week and last week’s with Dan Lee was of...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoUlster 19-38 Leinster: Ruthless champions coast in after Warwick shown red
LEINSTER coach Leo Cullen praised his men for securing a tenth league final appearance in 12 years when they came from...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoFour Lions put roar into Surrey’s big day
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER WHEN it comes to the old, full bore...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoInternet trolls? Just ignore them, it’s pent-up emotions
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Respect: Owen Farrell congratulates Wales players on their victory It’s been a week...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoEngland got lesson in winning
MANY negative words have been both spoken and written regarding the two non tries Wales scored against England last weekend, although...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoSaracens get welcome worthy of the Championship’s resolve
Mark McCall and Juan Pablo Socino share their thoughts after Saracens tasted defeat in their first match in the Championship away...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoZebre 20-31 Glasgow Warriors: Dobie try signals Warriors fightback
Danny Wilson's Warriors come out on top in ill-disciplined match in Parma
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWhy I’m not Blue over that Cardiff name change
WHAT’S in a name? Earlier this week Cardiff Blues, after 17 years, reverted to plain old Cardiff which frankly is what...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoGrassroot rugby set to return at end of March
GRASSROOTS rugby in England is set to return at the end of the month. A statement from the RFU states: “Following...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoKeep in perspective please, Haden deliberately cheated
I UNDERSTAND Brendan Gallagher’s frustration at refereeing decisions in Cardiff. But he engaged in petulant hyperbole in saying that: “And if...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWorcester 23-24 Bristol: Naulago’s hat-trick denies the Warriors
Fijian flyer the standout difference between Bears and Warriors in clash at Sixways
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoInjury-stricken Keelan Giles finally reaches 50 for Ospreys
One of the most unfortunate players in Wales when it comes to injuries, but Keelan Giles says that is all in...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHarlequins 28-15 Glo-Hartpury: Breach finds the gaps again to spark Quins
GLOUCESTER-Hartpury’s glimmer of hope at making the Premier 15s semi-finals faded further as Harlequins claimed their 11th win of the season....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWhen is a knock-on not really a knock-on?
IN his report of England v Wales, Nick Cain claims “the law book says that unless the ball hits the ground...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWorcester were very hungry for it, admits worried Lam
Pat Lam and Jonathan Thomas give their post-match thoughts after a narrow victory for the Bears at Sixways
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoExclusive: Easter Monday slot for European Cup games
Jon Newcombe reveals how the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup will be crammed in to the remainder of the season's schedule
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWasps 29-31 Exeter: Last-gasp Gabby keeps Exeter in the hunt
EXETER emboldened their claim for a top-four finish with a narrow victory over Wasps which extended their winning streak. Chiefs have...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoKyle Eastmond glad to return to ‘honest League’
The former England, Bath, Wasps and Leicester centre talks to Ross Heppenstall about his code switch to Leeds Rhinos
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSeparate and adopt some American Football principles
LAST week’s article by Nick Cain and the letter from John Allanson shows why there needs to be complete separation between...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLeicester 33-32 London Irish: Exiles fall short after Hepetema head rush
14-man London Irish fought back to claim the try bonus and losing bonus points against Tigers
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoGovernment hand RFU £45m in survival fund
RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney welcomes government support after revenues totalling £140m has been lost over the last year
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDMP 0-62 Loughborough: Lightning strikes to send Sharks into tailspin
DEFEAT for Wasps allowed Loughborough to extend their advantage over the chasing pack with four rounds remaining in the season. Nine...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDark cloud over Cardiff despite losing the Blues
By ALEX BYWATER CARDIFF Blues – who will officially become Cardiff Rugby from August 1 – have admitted they are hugely...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoHave laws changed since I was playing?
HAVING had my fill of bad team and referee performances after watching Wales v England, I sulked and didn’t watch any...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSteve Borthwick building around his tyro Tigers
Jack van Poortvliet and Ollie Chessum impressed off the bench for Tigers in their 33-32 win over London Irish
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoMooar: Wales need their star names playing for the regions
Former Scarlets head coach Brad Mooar is still keeping a keen eye on events in Wales, while balancing his role in...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWorcester v Sale: Sharks must find another level late on says Lamon
Sale Sharks head coach Darren Lamon previews the trip to Sixways
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHapless Jack faces year out
ENGLAND and Wasps flanker Jack Willis “could be out for up to a year” after having surgery on a medial collateral...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoGoes back centuries!
I AM reading a book of newspaper reports of Five/Six Nations matches from 1905 to the current day. The headline of...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSale 31-16 Newcastle: World class Faf de Klerk sparks Sharks attack
Sale Sharks show fluidity in attack with Lood de Jager rounding off a cracker of a team try against Falcons














